Investors in cryptoassets like Bitcoin are often looking to "get rich quick", tend to "overestimate their knowledge" and most of the times invest without "much, or any, research", according to a survey by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA published reasearch on consumer attitudes to cryptoassets, and people it interviewed talked about wanting to buy a "whole" coin, suggesting they did not realize they could buy part of a cryptoasset. "Despite this lack of understanding, the...
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